Sylvester Stallone revealed that there has been a major change to the upcoming Rambo prequel.

Stallone told The Hollywood Reporter that, while another Rambo movie is likely to happen, it will no longer be a prequel as originally intended, but a sequel that introduces a new, modern-day Rambo. "I think it’s going to happen," he said. "I wanted to do it like a Ken Burns documentary on Vietnam, where you drop young Rambo in there and he’s this outgoing guy, football captain, and then you see why he becomes Rambo. But what they want to do is a modern-day story where I pass the torch. That’s getting close."

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Based on Stallone's comments, a Rambo sequel could mean the beginning of a new storyline that may lead to more sequels in the future. While there have been no updates on another Rambo movie regarding a streaming home, studio or potential release date. In November 2020, the Rocky actor stated that he would only return to Rambo as "a streaming prequel or not at all" following his last installment in the franchise, Rambo: Last Blood​​​​​​, in 2019.

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"I hope they can do the prequel -- he was the best person you could find," Stallone said at the time. "He was the captain of the team; he was the most popular kid in school; super athlete. He was like Jim Thorpe, and the war is what changed him. If you saw him before, he was like the perfect guy." In 2019, Stallone stated his desire to see a younger version of Rambo, saying he "always thought of Rambo when [the character] was 16 or 17."

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Stallone further revealed to THR that he once turned down $34 million to play John Rambo in Rambo IV. His rejection of the payday came as he was filming the 1988 film, Rambo III, not wanting to make a presumptive decision as producers were angling for a fourth installment of the franchise soon after the third. The fourth movie in the Rambo series would not release until 2008.

The Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning actor first played John Rambo in 1982's Rambo: First Blood, which racked up $125.2 million at the box office. Its follow-up, 1985's Rambo: First Blood Part II, generated $300 million. Stallone would portray the character again in Rambo III and Rambo IV, which he co-wrote and directed.

Stallone is no stranger to film franchises, having starred as Rocky Balboa in all six Rocky movies and the first two installments of the Creed film series starring Michael B. Jordan. Stallone's current upcoming project is the Paramount+ drama series, Tulsa King, wherein he plays mafia capo Dwight Manfredi, aka The General. Tulsa King premieres on Paramount+ on Nov. 13.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter